Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Gillum came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Gillum in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Gillum. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Gillum data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Gillum:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Gillum is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Gillum. See our Misc Page for Gillum for more information.